ROLAND GARROS

May 28, 2026

Francisco Cerundolo

Press Conference

F. CERUNDOLO/H. Gaston

2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1

THE MODERATOR: Well done, Fran. How much time have you been able to speak with your brother and finding out about his amazing win on Chatrier?

FRANCISCO CERUNDOLO: Yeah, it was an amazing day for the family, for me, for my brother, for everyone. Yeah, before the matches, we say with the family that we have to split out, some to my brother, then some to me.

But I told them, Okay, start with my brother, and then you see how it goes. Then some can come to my match, then when he finishes, all come.

I think when I started, he was down a set and 4-1 down. Yeah, I keep playing, I keep playing. And then I was one set all, and I sit down. I look up to my box, and my family wasn't there yet. I ask, What's the score? They told me, like, 2-1 in sets. Okay, I said, Good.

Then I started playing. In the fourth one, I was going to the towel. People started screaming to me, Your brother is winning, your brother is winning, keep going.

I was, like, Come on, boys, stop talking to me, because I'm playing the fourth set, am super stressed here. People started saying, Your brother won, your brother won.

I was 3-1 up in the fourth. And then I say, Okay, if he wins, I have to win. Please focus, focus, focus.

Yeah, it was tough to play the fourth set, but I'm super happy with the win.